The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, August 10, 1887.
Republican County Convention.
A HARMoNlous MEETING AND A FAIR TICKET.
BUTT WON'T WIN.

The Republican County Convention met in the
Court House at noon, on Monday, and was called
TO order 10y Mr.. VIM. NJ. Marine, Chairman OF the
Republican County Central Committee.
Mr.. VIM. ID. Baker, Of the I'd district, was ap.
pointed temporary Chairman: Messrs, s. W.
committee to conduct Mr.. Baker to the chair, aud
performed their duty.
Mr.. Baker thanked the convention, and Mr.. ].
o. L. Wetherill being appointed temporary Sec
rotary. the convention was ready for business.
committee on Credentials and Permanent
trict, was appointed as follows: s. o. McCourt-
ney, VIM. III. Marine. s. A. Williams. j. Wilson
Galbreath, David Harry and Col. J. 4. Frieze
The committee reported, through s. A. Will
liams, chairman, recommending that the tenn
porary be made the permanent officers OF the
convention and the following list OF delegates,
Fira District.-R. j. Gilbert, J: o. r. Wetherill,
ae p wo TsSs T ds G Gomss
Rev. Peter Bishop, Jesse Virgins, Thos. Norton
Charles Gilbert.
Evans, s. G. Gorrell, Taylor Cole, W. l.. Hollo-
way. Adam Debaugh. Richard Barnes. VIM. NJ.
Marine. Q. W; simms and Il. II. Barnes.
son, Joshua wann, Charles whitaker, Eli Tucker,
'0 Sg,G e. Robinson Gemm
Almony, Wilson Galbreath, Thos. Amos. Dennis
Stamford, Thos. Green, Joshua McComas, VIM.
Fifth Distyict.-John X. Day, VIM: A. Cook, II.
N. Gilmore, John W. Carter, David L: Pyle, Geo.
Z. Hun, Stewart Hornberger, David Harry, Isaac
SirN Disfricf.-Arthurv osbury, Jacob Osmond,
John Kelly. Ira Wells. John Serricks, J. Thomas
Frieze, p. Leslie Hopper Chas. A. Conner, Thos.
Wilson and Herman Osmond.
A committee on resolutions, consisting Of ].
Thos. Wright, VIM; N; Msri3 ns,l Willard !. Min
recess until sP.M.
Upon reassembling the chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, VIM. NJ. Marine. presented
a series of resolutions, which were read by Mil
lard f. Minn;ck and adopted.
Nominations were then declared in order and
s. A. Williams nominated for States Attorney,
j. Edwin Webster. VIM. N. Marine and s. A.
Williams were also nominated for the same office
unanimous choice of the convention.
For the House Of Delegates g W; Bradford
o. McCourtney nominated Geo. W. Melhorn, of
1st district; il. N. Gilmore nominated David
Harry, 9TH district; Wilson D. West nominated
j. Calvin Robinson. 4th district. and s. C. Cor
rell Nominated WIN. b. Baker, I'd district The
latter declined and Messrs. N. +. Minnck, Geo.
w. Melhoru, David Harry and j. Calvin Robin
son were nominated by reclamation.
For Judges Of the. Orphans Court VIM. N.
Marine nominated John W Carroll, I'd district;
Geo. Il. Rigdon nominated Thos. Amos. 4th dis
district, and 8. A. Williams named John Il.
Spicer, Sd. Mr. Spicer declined and there being
Carroll, Thomas Amos and VIM. A. Cook were
declared unanimously nominated.
For Sheriff, Ri Tucker named John II. Har-
nominated Wilson d. West, Of the 4th district.
and Col. j. 7. Frieze nominated Garrett Amoss
of the Sd district.
kins, 8 W est. 10, and Amoss, 10.
Mr.. Harkins' nomination was made unanimous.
nominated j. O. X. Wetheraii, ist district. VIM.
NJ. Marine said the second district would divide
honors with the sixth. M. +. Minnick nominal
mated Joshua McComas, 4th John II. Day noml-
mated Il. NJ Gilmore, 5tn.
Col. Frieze said the 9th district had no candidate
to present. and upon being told by Mr.. Marine
that the sixth district must name candidate,
Col. Frieze said the sixth district did not intend
of nominating candidate for Commissioner.
After some moro sparring between Mcssrs.
Marine and Frieze, and consultation, Mr.. Marine
J.O. Z. Wetherill, Christian Walker Charles
Whitaker. Joshua McComas and X. NJ. Gilmore
were then unanimously nominated by acclama-
ton.
David Harry named F. T. Love, of the 4th dis
trict, for County Surveyor, and he was nomnat-.
60 VIM. n. Marine " Capt. K i. Bouldin, Gem
mill Almony, John w. Carter and Col. J. t.
Frleze were elected delegates TO the Republican
J.Thos Wright, 1st w. d. Baker, %. NJ. +. Min
nick, Sd, Wilson ID. West, 4th and John w. Car
ter, 9th. were elected delegates to the Judicial
A ballot was taken for members of tho Repub-
lican State Central Committee from Hartford
Rigdon, c. G. Kinsey, John II. serricks and q.
w. Simms, colored, were put in nomination.
As only i've were to be chosen, the name of G.
W. Simms was withdrawn. The chairman re-
marked that there ought to be one colorcd man
on the committee from Hartford. Mr.. Taylor
Cole, of the % district. renominated Simms.
ballot being taken, Messrs. McCourtney, Smms,
Mock, Rgdon and Kinsey were chosen.
The following County Central Committee was
elected
IL. ], Gilbert and j. o. T.. wetheril OF the lst
district VIM. NJ. Marine and Bonfield Gorrell,
I'd; N. N. Mock and s. w. Bradford. Sd Samuel
NJ Kirkwood and Thos. w. Reed. Attn VIM. A.
Cook and David Harry. 5th John L. Carver and
Herman q. Osmond. 9th.
Vigorous speeches were made by Col. j. t.
Frieze and Mr.. VIM. NJ. Marine, after which the
convention ad iourned.